#((i defidently don't fault erik for being bitter and turning into a supreme misanthrope as a result))

[theheadlessgroom]

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“I dunno, it...doesn’t sound so bad,” Randall shrugged affably, admitting, “I-I’ve never done it before, like I said, but it doesn’t so bad to me. Maybe in practice I’d be restless too, but in theory...it sort of sounds nice.”

Again, perhaps him having never done it before contributed to his interest in the concept: He was so used to being on the move, doing something, that the idea of doing nothing for a change sounded refreshing. Here at the opera house, he was constantly busy: When he wasn’t tutoring Emily or watching rehearsals, he was either writing messages to the managers or working on his Don Juan, and he seldom took breaks in between, other than to perhaps eat a little something. It was a busy life, and although he enjoyed it, he liked the sound of lazing about in bed all day, just...relaxing. He supposed he could say he used to not do anything once upon a time, but since he had to sit in a cage all day and be jeered it, it certainly wasn’t the same.

That being said, he could completely understand Emily’s own frustration: She was a woman that did not sit idly by for anything: She was always on her feet, whether it was to practice her dancing or her singing, and he respected that about her. She was full of life and song and energy, and it was one of the many, many reasons that he adored her so much.

“D-Did you spend a lot of days in bed when you were younger?” he ventured to ask. “W-Were you ill a lot?”

#((somehow he's resisted the urge to be bitter! it's not to say that he doesn't have baggage; because he defidently does)) #((but he hasn't let it completely get him down! i think he feels that were he to become completely bitter)) #((he would run the risk of becoming like his tormentors; and that's the last thing he wants! he doesn't want to be like the ringmaster)) #((or his cronies or the people who laughed at or mocked him in the audience; he wants to be better than that)) #((he wants to go through life as a better person; i guess in a way he's decided that the best revenge is living well)) #((and while life at the opera isn't perfect it's a hell of a lot better than life at the circus! he's free; he has a comfy place to sleep)) #((lots of food to eat; space to run around; it's a WAY better life than he had!)) #((i defidently don't fault erik for being bitter and turning into a supreme misanthrope as a result)) #((but it is really interesting to see how he and randall differ because of that one (1) very different view of the world!)) #outofhatboxes #beatingheart-bride #V:Phantasm of the Mansion